Hope Jr. still didn't get his second ice cream, but the main reason wasn't Bruce.

The main reason was that the sleepy kid was clutching Bruce's pants and falling asleep, standing.

Bruce who didn't dare to move, for fear of triggering the Cry debuff: ......

After meeting Hope, he didn't know how many times he was choked and couldn't speak.

In the past, he always choked people so that they couldn't speak.

Little Hope is now sleeping soundly on his lap. If he wakes up the child, there are two most likely ones, the first is that GCPD will cry out in horror again, and the second is that his pants will probably be ripped off by the child - the emotional child has just almost done it.

Bruce struggled to stand up straight, trying to remain motionless, silently watching Mr. Butler communicate with James Gordon.

"Yes, we checked the whole of Wellzyn early in the morning," says Alfred, "and we checked the factory, the warehouse, the office area. But Mr. Gibbs was nowhere to be found – he was also not seen on surveillance. He mysteriously disappeared. ”

"Well, it looks like another cold case." Gordon pinched his eyebrows, and his voice was subconsciously lightened, not daring to make noise to the child who was standing and sleeping.

"But I don't understand one question, why did you come to report the crime?" James Gordon was a little puzzled, of course he didn't suspect Bruce and Alfred, but this matter shouldn't need the little master and his butler to intervene.

When an employee goes missing, shouldn't the family report it? Or is it also an employee's immediate boss or something, when does Master Wayne need to do it himself?

"Well, it's a bit of a complex — the kind of complexity that involves the upper echelons of Wayne's enterprise." Alfred sighed, "But I don't think this is a good place to talk. If you don't mind, you can visit Wayne Manor tomorrow at tea time, when the young master will talk to you about this in detail. ”

It looks like some kind of family secret or corporate secret.

James Gordon felt even more headache, he already had a hunch that the little master was probably in trouble in the process of taking over Wayne's business.

Obviously, there is no small trouble.

And the missing Mr. Gibbs is now more than 90 percent likely to be more than lucky.

Gotham people are always like this, if they can't solve the problem, they will solve the person who raised the problem first. The young and experienced Agent Gordon has already guessed the cause and effect, and there are probably people in the intricate chain of interests within Wayne's business who are ready to do something.

Gordon did not turn down the invitation, though. Or rather, he will not refuse to fight criminals whenever possible.

It's just that there's only so much he can do.

Bruce breathed a sigh of relief. The matter of calling the police has been resolved, and he trusts James to help him investigate.

The remaining question is what to do with the drooling child who is sleeping now.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Hope, who was clutching Bruce's pants.

Little Hope clutched the ugly one-eyed doll with one hand, and crumpled Master Bruce's expensive handmade suit pants with the other, and resolutely refused to let go even if he fell asleep. The little golden retriever's upturned head was clinging to Bruce's lap, and the whole cub slept unconsciously. I don't know if sleeping standing up is a child's natural skill, in short, the conversation of the adults did not affect little Hope at all, and the child still had a shiny saliva on the corner of his mouth, and he was about to rub against Bruce's pants.

Young Master Bruce, who was a little bit of a cleanliness fetish, thought to himself, he probably couldn't ask for these pants.

"I'll wake him up." Gordon rubbed his red eyes, he had stayed up two nights in a row because of the recent chaotic gang fights in Gotham: "It just so happens that Xiao Lai and I are also preparing to go home, this kid will go back with me first." ”

"Of course it couldn't be better." Alfred said.

Mr. Butler also wondered why the kid insisted that Bruce was his father, which apparently made Alfred wary.

After Young Master Bruce took charge of the board of directors, he soon discovered that the Wayne Group was fooling and perfunctory to him. It took him more than a month to sort out the relationship between the entire company, and then he found out a big fish - the person in charge of Weizan Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprise, has been involved with a certain force.

This made Alfred proud and worried.

Because Bruce is clearly a lion cub that has not yet grown, he is ambitious but not yet capable of competing with crocodiles.

He was very smart, which made Alfred regret countless times that Master Thomas didn't have the opportunity to witness the growth of a good Wayne.

Bruce, of course, knew what Afu was worried about. So he agreed to turn to James Gordon, an old friend who had helped him several times.

Dr. Tompkins, who had a lot of experience in caring for children, looked away and took two steps to the side, not ready to help Gordon wake up the child.

Bruce stood stiff, waiting for Gordon to save him from the child's misery.

"May I remind you," Alfred added, after a moment's thought, "when Master Bruce was five years old...... Being woken up can cause you to lose your temper. For example, he cried a lot or didn't speak all day, and once he even cried so much that the dog behind the manor barked with him. ”

"I didn't, Ah Fu, I definitely didn't cry!" Bruce glared and quibbled, "I haven't cried since I was three years old!" ”

"Well, you're right, Master Bruce." Mr. Butler nodded calmly.

Bruce looked at Mr. Butler depressedly, his previous reckless actions really made Ah Fu angry, and now he was going to sarcastically mock himself at every opportunity.

Knowing that he was wrong, Bruce turned his head away and stopped looking at Alfred.

Gordon hesitated, but finally decided to reach out and gently pat the child on the shoulder.

"Little Hope, wake up."

The child muttered a few words with his eyes closed and his cheeks puffed out, but his hands pulled Bruce's trouser leg tighter. Bruce hurriedly reached out and grabbed the waistband of his pants, not daring to move.

Gordon looked up and glanced pleadingly at Alfred, who seemed to have experience in caring for small children.

Mr. Butler shrugged and made a gesture of your invitation.

Gordon had no choice but to continue to fend for himself.

This time he patted the child on the cheek.

Didn't wake up.

Hope reached out in a daze, hugged Bruce's thigh in a different position, and hummed unconsciously in his mouth.

Lucian...... Ice cream ......"

I never dreamed of ice cream.

Gordon thought about it, squatted down and reached out to hug the child, saving Little Master Bruce's thigh. He then begins to try to free the child from the fabric that belonged to Bruce's pants.

Hold it tightly.

Gordon gently broke the child's hand.

Little Hope was dreaming that he was doing a hide with his father, and they were having fun in that huge castle, even Lucian, Abel, and Cain. As a result, when he just grabbed his father under the rattling signal, a huge monster sprang out from behind his father.

The big monster opened its mouth and swallowed little Hope's father.

Hope was taken aback.

Bruce's pants are finally free.

Gordon breathed a sigh of relief.

The child snuggled into Gordon's arms in a daze, watching his newly arrived father disappear.

“…… Father? Hope asked, confused, "Where are we?" Hope wants to go home. ”

Bruce was about to turn around and leave, but when he heard this, he stopped.

"Well, we're at the police station." Bruce said, he thought for a moment, reached out and touched the child's head, "I'm leaving, goodbye." ”

Hope was agitated and finally came to his senses.

That's what Dad said last time he left, and he disappeared for a long time.

"Is Daddy going to work again?" The child tried to hold back his tears, he had already cried a lot, and as a strong cub, he didn't want to cry anymore.

But Dad seems to be leaving, which makes Hope a little frustrated: "How long will it take for you to come back to see Hope this time?" ”

He didn't cry, but the expression on his face made people feel a little distressed.

Gordon patted the child and whispered, "Your dad has something to do, so please let me take care of you for one night, can you sleep a little longer?" We'll go back to Daddy tomorrow. "Resolute and resolute, Agent Gordon is also afraid of the child crying again.

But Hope sniffed, just obediently.

Now it was Bruce and Gordon's turn to look at the child in some surprise. The crying just now made Gordon think that the kid was going to make another fuss, but he turned out to be obedient.

Against all odds.

"Then Daddy go get a job and play, and Hope will continue to stay at home." Little Hope was magnanimous: "I'm relieved to see that Dad is okay." But even if Dad has a new friend, he can't forget Hope, can Dad say yes? ”

The kid looked at Bruce expectantly and continued, "Lucien said that Dad had something to do, so he couldn't stay with Hope every day. But can Daddy come back to see Hope often? This time Dad disappeared for a long time, so Hope came out to find Dad, can Dad not do this next time? ”

Well-reasoned and well-organized.

Bruce realized that the child and his father had been separated for too long. So what I just said, 'There is no son like Hope', probably made the child too sad, so there was that flood GCPD.

Hope doesn't seem to be a vexatious bear child.

Of course, a five-year-old probably can't expect him to behave very clearly.

Now Bruce felt a little empathy. He also happened to be at home a lot when he was five years old, when his father and mother were busy, and Alfred was the only one at home to take care of him.

It seems to be similar to Hope.

He also made the act of running out of Wayne Manor to find his father, but he couldn't escape Alfred's reconnaissance and the plan failed.

In this way, little Hope acted a little more powerful than when he was a child.

No, Bruce realized that he had been led by Hope Jr.'s thoughts. Children should stay at home honestly.

Bruce smiled helplessly, feeling that he should comfort this strange 'son' again. So he reached out and smoothed out the child's messy hair, and said, "Well, no matter what, you are welcome to come to Wayne Manor at any time to find me." You can call me Bruce. "Dad or something, he's still a minor.

The child stared blankly at Bruce, tears gradually overflowing from his eyes. But Hope knew that Dad had a lot to do every day, and Dad had often disappeared before, but this time it was a little longer. So he didn't want to trouble his father anymore.

He was held in Gordon's arms, but he didn't want his dad to see his tears. The child yawned and buried his face in Gordon's shoulder, and did not let out any more earth-shattering cries.

But this time it was Agent Gordon's turn to feel wet.

The child's tears flowed down his neck and into the collar, a little cold.

Gordon reluctantly reached out and patted the child's back and head.

"Shall we go back to sleep?" Gordon said, "I'll go play with Dad tomorrow." ”

The child nodded silently.

Gordon nodded at Bruce, signaling the little master to leave first, and he would find out what the little master asked.

Bruce glanced at Hope, a little hesitant.

Eventually, though, he turned around and left GCPD.

Little Hope quietly turned his head thinking that no one was aware and glanced at Bruce's back with tears in his eyes.

Who knew that Bruce also turned his head at this time, one big and one small looking at each other.

The child turned his head quickly and buried his face in Gordon's arms again.

Bruce felt like he could almost hear the cry of the child hiding under the covers tonight.

He glanced at Alfred and received a helpless smile from Mr. Butler.

"Jim." Bruce stood there and hesitated for a few seconds, then finally chose how to turn back.

He walked up to James quickly and said, "I want to invite little Hope to stay at Wayne Manor for one night, why don't you come and pick him up tomorrow morning?" ”

The child didn't understand the words, but he heard his father's footsteps turning back and heard his own name.

The little head lifted from Gordon's shoulder, staring at Bruce.

James Gordon frowned and exchanged a look with Dr. Tompkins.

That doesn't seem like a bad thing, at least the child won't wake up crying in the middle of the night thinking about his dad.

"Are you sure?" Gordon asked again: "I haven't found it yet...... You know, news related to little Hope. Although he didn't think Hope was a native of Gotham, they weren't sure who Hope's father was, and if he was a dangerous person, sending the child to Wayne Manor would cause trouble for Bruce.

"It's okay," Bruce said, who had also been in danger many times during this time, and he understood what Gordon was hinting at: "Afu has strengthened the security system at Wayne Manor. Not to mention that it's just one night. ”

"If you insist." Gordon said.

"So, little Hope, are you going to stay at my house for one night?" Bruce looked at the red-eyed child.

Little Hope understood this, and his eyes lit up.

"Really?" The child asked in a small voice, "Can Hope live with Daddy?" ”

Hope thought he was asleep again, maybe it was his dream dad in front of him.

It doesn't matter, the dad in the dream is also a dad.

The child laughed contentedly as he reached out to Bruce: "Daddy hug!" ”

"I said, just call me Bruce." Bruce suspected that the kid didn't understand him, and he just said to let the kid stay for one night, but he didn't say he wanted to be his father.

But he took the child anyway.

Little Hope happily buried his face in Bruce's arms and smiled at Gordon.

Fortunately, after Ah Fu's training during this time, Bruce's strength has increased a lot, and he easily picked up the child and walked out of the GCPD.

Little Hope politely waved goodbye to Gordon and Dr. Tompkins, and after receiving a kiss from Dr. Tompkins on the forehead, obediently nestled between Bruce's not too strong arms.

"Do you want my help, Master Bruce?" Alfred felt a little like laughing, and he thought the scene was very warm.

Since the death of the lord and the lady, there are not many relatives left of Master Bruce, and more people have gathered around him like hyenas waiting to eat his flesh. Little Hope seemed to ease Master Bruce's tense mood a little.

That's not bad, Ah Fu looked at the kid who was clasping Bruce's shoulder, and smiled relaxedly.

"Please wait for me here, Master Bruce." Alfred turned.

He's going to get the car parked nearby.

Bruce nodded, holding Hope to the side.

Alfred walked across the road.

"Daddy," little Hope couldn't sleep with excitement now, "are we going home now?" Lucien and Gagaga must have been waiting for them! ”

Bruce emphasized again: "Call me Bruce." Of course we want to go home. ”

"That's a pity, I'm afraid you won't be able to go home, young masters."

An unfamiliar voice came from behind Bruce.

However, before Bruce could react, a dilapidated car drove up in front of the two.

Bruce felt a strong force behind him, and he threw himself into the dilapidated car with Hope.